Sunday, September 28, 2008

On October 23, 2008 from 6 Pm to 9 Pm An Exhibit of personal photographs of Jackie O will be on display to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at the First Federal Savings Bank in Elizabethtown, KY. As you may or may not know, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis lost her battle to lymphoma, but you can help us find a cure so that others are able to survive. Please support our efforts to raise awareness about blood cancers while paying tribute to an American icon.This event is by invitation, and there will be a silent auction as well as a cash bar and donations will be taken at the door. This will be an event to remember so mark it on your calendar. If you would like to attend, or have questions or to RSVP, please contact Jen Pitts at 502.584.8490 or jen.pitts@lls.org. If you would like to be involved at a sponsor level, we are taking donations of all types of services such as spa packages, and donations of paintings, or electronics, etc. The collection of 28 personal photographs taken by renowned photographer Jacques Lowe provides a glimpse of Kennedy life before and during the White House era.Plan to attend this exciting event.

Monday, September 22, 2008

I found this great little website that is useful if you are moving to a new zip code or trying to decide which zip code in a particular area you might want to settle in. You can easily compare several different zip codes and find information such as Educational Achievements, Marital Status, Newcomer Appeal/Stability of each area, approx. household income, Occupations, as well as some general info such as population and land/water area. Check out our zip code here or compare it to your own by visiting this cool site. www.zipskinny.com While you are there, don't forget to check out the schools listed in your zip code. Remember too that in a community such as ours, the schools are mostly county schools so they would actually pull up under several different zip codes. If you are moving to our area, you might also want to check out Radcliff (40160), Ft. Knox (40121), Cecilia (42724), Vine Grove (40175), Hodgenville (42748), and Brandenburg (40108).

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Ok, so I got to thinking about the email I sent out about a week ago about collecting water bottle caps for cancer and wondered if it was too good to be true. This idea came to me via my daughter's school where they announced a girl attending U of L who had cancer and was collecting the caps to help defer the cost of her chemo treatments. I thought it was a great idea so I brought it up to the office. Of course everyone was eager to help and had enlisted their families too, but after doing some hunting online, I found the info to be misleading. I called the school to see if I could verify the girls name and where she was receiving cancer treatment in hopes that we could continue collections, but after they did some investigating they too found nothing concrete to support that collecting the caps would indeed be accepted for treatments. So, it is with much sadness that we will no longer be collecting caps for cancer and in the future will try to do my investigating well before publishing a "grand idea" and getting everyone involved. What a shame that someone would even come up with an idea like this and it not be true. The children at the school will also be disappointed when they find out this was not true. They had already collected a substantial number of caps and now there is no place to donate them.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Ok, I have found an awesome way to find some really unique websites! If you use Mozilla Foxfire as your browser, you have most likely heard of Stumble. But have you actually tried it? Be careful, it can be very addicting!

I have found so many great sites on Stumble that I may start posting some of my favorites! One that I recently came across and thought was very unique and useful too was http://kukuklok.com/. Check it out if you have a few minutes and it is sure to be a favorite for you too, especially if you have teenagers!

I guess I should explain for those of you who have no idea about Stumble! It is just a button on your browser that you click and it takes you to random sites associated with choices you make when you first download it. For instance I choose Photography as one of my picks and so I get a lot of unique photography sites and they are great for ideas maybe for Advertising or family photographs? I also picked Technology as one of my choices and came across one of my favorites www.lifehacker.com. This site offers a ton of great Techie info and you too will want to check back on this one often.

Sunday, September 7, 2008

In 1953 an amazing product was invented under the name Water Displacement #40, more commonly know today as WD -40. I know what your thinking, why am I posting about WD-40, but I bet you didn't know all the cool ways you can use this product. Below are just some of them that have been proven to work. I even went out and bought me a can just to test some of these theories and I was happily surprised with the ones I tried. So you try a couple and let us know what you think!1) Protects silver from tarnishing.2) Removes road tar and grime from cars.3) Cleans and lubricates guitar strings.4) Gives floors that ..just-waxed.. sheen without making it slippery.5) Keeps flies off cows.6) Restores and cleans chalkboards.7) Removes lipstick stains8) Loosens stubborn zippers.9) Untangles jewelry chains.10) Removes stains from stainless steel sinks.11) Removes dirt and grime from the barbecue grill.12) Keeps ceramic/terra cotta garden pots from oxidizing.13) Removes tomato stains from clothing.14) Keeps glass shower doors free of waterspots.15) Camouflages scratches in ceramic and marble floors.16) Keeps scissors working smoothly.17) Lubricates noisy door hinges on vehicles and doors in homes18) It removes black scuff marks from the kitchen floor! Open some windows if you have a lot of marks.19) Bug guts will eat away the finish on your car. Removed quickly, with WD-40!20) Gives a children's play gym slide a shine for a super fast slide.21) Lubricates gear shift on lawn mowers.22) Rids kids rocking chairs and swings of squeaky noises.23)=2 0Lubricates tracks in sticking home windows and makes them easier to open.24) Spraying an umbrella stem makes it easier to open and close.25) Restores and cleans padded leather dashboards in vehicles, as well as vinyl bumpers.26) Restores and cleans roof racks on vehicles.27) Lubricates and stops squeaks in electric fans.28) Lubricates wheel sprockets on tricycles, wagons, and bicycles for easy handling.29) Lubricates fan belts on washers and dryers and keeps them running smoothly.30) Keeps rust from forming on saws and saw blades, and other tools.31) Removes splattered grease on stove.32) Keeps bathroom mirror from fogging.33) Lubricates prosthetic limbs.34) Keeps pigeons off the balcony (they hate the smell).35) Removes all traces of duct tape.36) Folks even spray it on their arms, hands, and knees to relieve arthritis pain .37) Florida's favorite use 'Cleans and removes love bugs from grills and bumpers.'38) Protects the Statue of Liberty from the elements.39) WD-40 attracts fish. Spray a LITTLE on live bait or lures and you will be catching the big one in no time.40) Fire ant bites . It takes the sting away immediately and stops the itch.41) WD-40 is great for removing crayon from walls. Spray on the ma rk and wipe with a clean rag.42) If you've washed and dried a tube of lipstick with a load of laundry, saturate the lipstick spots with WD-40 and re-wash. Presto! Lipstick is gone!43) If you spray WD-40 on the distributor cap, it will displace the moisture and allow the car to start.I keep a can of WD-40 in my kitchen cabinet over the stove. It is good for oven burns or any other type of burn. It takes the burned feeling away and heals with NO scarringRemember, the basic ingredient is FISH OIL

Ok, so I came across this site that will allow you to create your own signature file to use for your blog, or to sign a comment on someone else's blog, or for you to use in your out going emails, etc. The site is www.mylivesignature.com and it is free and takes you through all the steps of creating your own signature. The site offers over 120 different fonts to choose from as well as a wide range of sizes and colors to make your signature more unique. It is a quick alternative to your hand written signature when it is not convenient to use it. So try it, create your own!